Sparsely populated Montana is a challenge for Internet service providers. However, despite the challenge, 91.3% of those living there can get speeds of 10 Mbps on downloads, using wired or wireless Internet. Yet this is much lower than the national average.
In Big Sky Country, DSL is available to 85% of the population, cable Internet to 68.3%, wireless Internet to 96.9%, and fiber Internet to only 3.4%. These levels are significantly lower than rates nationwide. In addition, less than 7% of Montanans have the choice of more than 3 Internet providers for their service.
It is understandable that 32.3% of Montana residents have no Internet available for personal use.
0.30%
Population with faster than 1 Gbps available.
98.40%
Population with only 100 Mbps speeds or less available.
77.50%
Population with only 25 Mbps speeds or less available.
22 Mbps
Average internet download speed across the state
9.80%
Population with no wired internet access available.
90.20%
Population with wired internet access available.
34.00%
Population underserved with minimum service options available
15
Average broadband score for Montana
| Cities in Montana | Providers | Speeds (down/up) | Speeds (down/up) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absarokee, MT | 8 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 18 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Alberton, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 20 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Anaconda, MT | 7 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 43 Mbps / 1 Mbps | N/A |
| Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT | 13 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 18 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 30 |
| Arlee, MT | 13 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 10 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Ashland, MT | 10 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 12 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Baker, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 17 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 17 |
| Ballantine, MT | 12 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 11 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 21 |
| Batavia, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 29 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Belfry, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 20 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 14 |
| Belgrade, MT | 14 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 85 Mbps / 65 Mbps | 50 |
| Belt, MT | 8 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 16 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 14 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 150 Mbps | 44 Mbps / 23 Mbps | 28 |
| Big Sky, MT | 10 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 16 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 14 |
| Big Timber, MT | 9 | 2 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 18 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 20 |
| Bigfork, MT | 11 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 25 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 26 |
| Billings, MT | 19 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 31 Mbps / 17 Mbps | 53 |
| Black Eagle, MT | 15 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 21 |
| Bonner, MT | 7 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 60 Mbps / 1 Mbps | N/A |
| Boulder, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 18 |
| Box Elder, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 23 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 14 |
| Bozeman, MT | 21 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 28 Mbps / 14 Mbps | 33 |
| Bridger, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 16 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 25 |
| Broadus, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Broadview, MT | 8 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 23 |
| Browning, MT | 9 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 20 Mbps / 7 Mbps | 14 |
| Busby, MT | 10 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 12 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Butte, MT | 7 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 71 Mbps / 1 Mbps | N/A |
| Butte-Silver Bow, MT | 19 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 41 |
| Cascade, MT | 10 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 27 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 23 |
| Charlo, MT | 8 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 14 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Chester, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 150 Mbps | 40 Mbps / 18 Mbps | 23 |
| Chinook, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 150 Mbps | 44 Mbps / 23 Mbps | 28 |
| Choteau, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 14 |
| Churchill, MT | 10 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 21 Mbps / 5 Mbps | 20 |
| Circle, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 17 |
| Clancy, MT | 13 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 26 |
| Clinton, MT | 12 | 2 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 22 Mbps / 6 Mbps | 22 |
| Colstrip, MT | 12 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 16 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 20 |
| Columbia Falls, MT | 10 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 28 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 23 |
| Columbus, MT | 10 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 28 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 34 |
| Conrad, MT | 7 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 21 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 19 |
| Corvallis, MT | 12 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 26 Mbps / 4 Mbps | 28 |
| Crow Agency, MT | 12 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 12 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Culbertson, MT | 6 | 1 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 43 Mbps / 24 Mbps | 25 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 10 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 13 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 24 |
| Darby, MT | 10 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 18 Mbps / 4 Mbps | 20 |
| Deer Lodge, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 30 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Dillon, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 28 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 26 |
| Drummond, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 16 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| East Helena, MT | 14 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 20 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 26 |
| East Missoula, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 29 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Ekalaka, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 18 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 17 |
| Emigrant, MT | 13 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 10 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Ennis, MT | 9 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 17 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 18 |
| Eureka, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 21 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 14 |
| Evergreen, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 32 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Fairfield, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 14 |
| Fairview, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 17 |
| Florence, MT | 11 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 25 Mbps / 4 Mbps | 23 |
| Forsyth, MT | 10 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 21 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 29 |
| Fort Belknap Agency, MT | 10 | 425 Mbps / 150 Mbps | 30 Mbps / 16 Mbps | 27 |
| Fort Benton, MT | 10 | 2 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 51 Mbps / 17 Mbps | 35 |
| Four Corners, MT | 17 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 33 Mbps / 17 Mbps | 35 |
| Frenchtown, MT | 17 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 12 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 15 |
| Fromberg, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 21 |
| Gallatin Gateway, MT | 15 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 26 Mbps / 17 Mbps | 25 |
| Gardiner, MT | 13 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 15 Mbps / 6 Mbps | 15 |
| Glasgow, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 20 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Glendive, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 23 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Great Falls, MT | 19 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 25 |
| Hamilton, MT | 12 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 25 Mbps / 4 Mbps | 28 |
| Hardin, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 22 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 28 |
| Harlem, MT | 8 | 2 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 51 Mbps / 21 Mbps | 32 |
| Harlowton, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 26 Mbps / 4 Mbps | 15 |
| Havre, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 25 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 26 |
| Havre North, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 29 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 27 |
| Hays, MT | 11 | 425 Mbps / 150 Mbps | 13 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 14 |
| Helena, MT | 17 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 26 |
| Helena Flats, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 32 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Helena Valley Northeast, MT | 14 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 21 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Helena Valley Northwest, MT | 15 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 26 |
| Helena Valley Southeast, MT | 14 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 20 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 26 |
| Helena Valley West Central, MT | 14 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 21 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Hot Springs, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 40 Mbps | 24 Mbps / 9 Mbps | 10 |
| Huntley, MT | 11 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 14 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 41 |
| Huson, MT | 12 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 15 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 15 |
| Hysham, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Joliet, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 23 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Jordan, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 18 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 17 |
| Kalispell, MT | 12 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 25 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 26 |
| Kila, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 15 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 14 |
| King Arthur Park, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 70 Mbps / 45 Mbps | 39 |
| Lakeside, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 25 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 23 |
| Lame Deer, MT | 8 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 16 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 13 |
| Laurel, MT | 17 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 40 |
| Lewistown, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 14 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 26 |
| Libby, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 25 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 18 |
| Lincoln, MT | 8 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 15 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 18 |
| Livingston, MT | 10 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 23 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 26 |
| Lockwood, MT | 15 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 21 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 44 |
| Lodge Grass, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 23 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 14 |
| Lolo, MT | 18 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 14 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 28 |
| Malta, MT | 7 | 2 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 47 Mbps / 16 Mbps | 28 |
| Manhattan, MT | 12 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 45 Mbps / 23 Mbps | 37 |
| Marion, MT | 12 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 11 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 14 |
| Mc Allister, MT | 5 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 21 Mbps / 2 Mbps | N/A |
| Miles City, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 21 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 26 |
| Missoula, MT | 19 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 28 |
| Molt, MT | 6 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 40 Mbps / 1 Mbps | N/A |
| Montana City, MT | 14 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 20 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 26 |
| Muddy, MT | 8 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 16 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 13 |
| Nashua, MT | 6 | 1 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 91 Mbps / 76 Mbps | 52 |
| North Browning, MT | 7 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 21 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 19 |
| Noxon, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Orchard Homes, MT | 14 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 19 Mbps / 4 Mbps | 28 |
| Pablo, MT | 14 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 16 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 22 |
| Park City, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 31 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 30 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 14 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 18 |
| Piltzville, MT | 7 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 30 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 22 |
| Pioneer Junction, MT | 5 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 21 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 14 |
| Plains, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 16 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Plentywood, MT | 6 | 1 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 31 Mbps / 12 Mbps | 19 |
| Polson, MT | 15 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 16 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 26 |
| Ponderosa Pines, MT | 10 | 425 Mbps / 20 Mbps | 16 Mbps / 5 Mbps | 16 |
| Poplar, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 20 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Red Lodge, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 24 |
| Roberts, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 22 |
| Rocky Boy West, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 150 Mbps | 25 Mbps / 5 Mbps | 16 |
| Ronan, MT | 10 | 2 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 26 Mbps / 7 Mbps | 22 |
| Roscoe, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 21 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 14 |
| Roundup, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 17 |
| Saint Ignatius, MT | 5 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 21 Mbps / 2 Mbps | N/A |
| Saint Regis, MT | 5 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 21 Mbps / 2 Mbps | N/A |
| Sand Coulee, MT | 10 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 27 Mbps / 7 Mbps | 16 |
| Scobey, MT | 6 | 1 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 98 Mbps / 83 Mbps | 55 |
| Seeley Lake, MT | 15 | 425 Mbps / 20 Mbps | 12 Mbps / 5 Mbps | 13 |
| Shelby, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 23 |
| Shepherd, MT | 11 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 16 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 36 |
| Sheridan, MT | 8 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 18 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 14 |
| Sidney, MT | 7 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 18 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 22 |
| Somers, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 25 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 23 |
| South Browning, MT | 7 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 21 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 19 |
| South Hills, MT | 13 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 26 |
| St. Ignatius, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| St. Regis, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Stanford, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 22 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 15 |
| Stevensville, MT | 11 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 18 Mbps / 4 Mbps | 20 |
| Sun Prairie, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 20 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 14 |
| Superior, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Terry, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 17 |
| Thompson Falls, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Three Forks, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 18 Mbps / 5 Mbps | 20 |
| Townsend, MT | 10 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 29 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 22 |
| Trout Creek, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Troy, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 18 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Twin Bridges, MT | 8 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 18 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 14 |
| Valier, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 22 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 14 |
| Vaughn, MT | 12 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 12 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Victor, MT | 11 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 19 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 20 |
| Walkerville, MT | 13 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 22 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 21 |
| West Glendive, MT | 7 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 21 |
| West Yellowstone, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 17 Mbps / 6 Mbps | 22 |
| Westby, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 22 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 14 |
| Wheatland, MT | 13 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 14 Mbps / 4 Mbps | 24 |
| White Haven, MT | 5 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 21 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 14 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 8 | 425 Mbps / 150 Mbps | 39 Mbps / 21 Mbps | 25 |
| Whitefish, MT | 15 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 19 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 26 |
| Whitehall, MT | 8 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 19 Mbps / 5 Mbps | 20 |
| Wibaux, MT | 6 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 18 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 17 |
| Wilsall, MT | 9 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 16 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 13 |
| Wolf Creek, MT | 6 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 18 Mbps / 1 Mbps | N/A |
| Wolf Point, MT | 7 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 17 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 21 |
| Woods Bay, MT | 7 | 5 Gbps / 2 Gbps | 32 Mbps / 3 Mbps | 23 |
| Worden, MT | 12 | 425 Mbps / 15 Mbps | 12 Mbps / 2 Mbps | 22 |
| Wye, MT | 13 | 5 Gbps / 1 Gbps | 14 Mbps / 4 Mbps | 21 |